United Supreme Council, 33 Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America et al v. United Supreme Council of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the 33 De
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MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Liam O'Grady on 3/28/2017. (rban, )
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division
UNITED SUPREME COUNCIL, 33
DEGREE OF THE ANCIENT AND
ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF
FREEMASONRY, PRINCE HALL
AFFILIATION, SOUTHERN
Civil No. l:16-cv-l 103
JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
UNITED SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE
FOR THE 33 DEGREE OF
FREEMASONRY, SOUTHERN
JURISDICTION, PRINCE HALL
AFFILIATED, e/a/.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Plaintiffs United Supreme Council, 33 Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern Jurisdiction of the United States ("USC-SJ
Tennessee" or "USC-SJ I") and its Washington DC-based predecessor (USC-SJ Predecessor)
have brought suit against Defendants United Supreme Council of the Ancient Accepted Scottish
Rite for the 33 Degree of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, Prince Hall Affiliated (USC-SJ II),
Ralph Slaughter, Joseph Williams, the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia,
Free and Accepted Masons, Incorporated ("Grand Lodge"), Roger Brown, and Michael Parris.
After a hearing and a full round of briefing, Plaintiffs' original complaint was dismissed without
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